I knew even if I'm a cowboy, I'm going to be involved in jazz in some way.

Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.

Jazz is about the only form of art existing today in which there is freedom of the individual without the loss of group contact.

Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it.

Kinship doesn't come from skin color. It's in your soul and your mind.

It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me.

The secret of a great melody is a secret.

I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience

Jazz is about freedom within discipline.

Don't be a perfectionist... leave that to the classical musicians.

We don't know the power that's within our own bodies

Where your money goes, there your heart follows.

Who better than Wal-Mart, after all, to make a kilowatt of electricity go twice as far, or a gallon of fuel move our trucks move three times the distance?" -Wal-Mart ad

I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.

Dryness promotes the formation of flower buds...flowering is, after all, not an aesthetic contribution, but a survival mechanism.

Until you prevail with God, you cannot prevail with men; your victory has to be spiritual first, before it is physical.

The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.

It is meaningless to speak in the name of - or against - Reason, Truth, or Knowledge.

Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild combination with heavy sacrifices.

For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death.

We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.